Yoko Ono vs. Mark David Chapman

As one might expect, Yoko Ono does not care for Mark David Chapman, the killer of her late husband John Lennon. But how does one punish a
man already behind bars? Ono writes letters to the parole board
every time he comes up for release. That's what she did this week for
the sixth time since Chapman first came up for parole in 2000. The letters are civil, as Time's Megan
Friedman explains:

Ono said she tries to be practical in her
letters, noting the danger to herself, her children and Chapman himself
if he is released. So far four letters have been received advising
against his parole, and two have been received that advocate his
release.

Meanwhile, Chapman's doing well for himself, at least by
Attica standards. AOL's Lauren
Frayer reports Chapman has his own quarters separate from the
general prison population, "has a job as a prison housekeeper" and "for
the past 20 years has also been allowed conjugal visits with his wife,
Gloria."

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Ray Gustini is the author of Lucky Town, a forthcoming book about sports in Washington, D.C. He is a former staff writer for The Atlantic Wire.